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Visualizing the Global Carbon Budget

  • Energy
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
If emissions continue unabated, the world will burn through its "carbon budget" in roughly three decades. Photo credit: marcovdz, Flickr
  • Energy
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

Watching for Signs of Climate Action in the State of the Union Address

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • climate science
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
Seven months have passed since President Obama announced the national Climate Action Plan. Photo credit: Steve Jurvetson, Flickr
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • climate science
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • power plants
  • renewable energy

A New Strategy to Improve Water Quality—One Targeted Watershed at a Time

  • water pollution
  • hypoxia
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
More than 15,000 streams, rivers, and lakes are too polluted with nutrient runoff to support wildlife, be enjoyed recreationally, or serve as a drinking water source. Photo credit: USDA
  • water pollution
  • hypoxia
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
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Unabated Coal Use Will Break World’s “Carbon Budget”

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • climate science
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
Coal contributes to 43 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: Jonas Clemens
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • climate science
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC

IPCC Report Delivers A Strong Message On Climate For Business Leaders

  • Business
  • climate science
  • climate change
Hurricane Sandy swamped New York City and delivered more than $50 billion in damages. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
  • Business
  • climate science
  • climate change
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5 Major Takeaways from the IPCC Report on Global Climate Change

  • climate science
  • climate change
A drought-ridden field in Ciampea, Indonesia. Photo credit: Danumurthi Mahendra, Flickr
  • climate science
  • climate change
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World’s Carbon Budget to Be Spent in Three Decades

  • GHG emissions
  • climate change
  • climate science
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • fossil fuels
Exceeding 2 degrees C of warming would put the world at increased risk of forest fires, coral bleaching, higher sea level rise, and other dangerous impacts. Photo credit: The National Guard, Flickr
  • GHG emissions
  • climate change
  • climate science
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • fossil fuels

New Report Connects 2012 Extreme Weather Events to Human-Caused Climate Change

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • greenhouse gases
  • pollution
Flooding from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Photo credit: Pamela Andrade
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • greenhouse gases
  • pollution
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This website serves as an information portal about eutrophication—the over-enrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—a leading threat to water quality around the world. Explore our interactive map and learn more.

U.S. Faces a Week of Extreme Weather and Signs of Climate Action

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • U.S. policy
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • U.S. policy

Can Nutrient Trading Shrink the Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone?

  • water pollution
  • hypoxia
  • Freshwater
Dead fish resulting from toxins or oxygen depletion in Lake Binder, Iowa. Photo credit: Dr. Jennifer L. Graham, U.S. Geological Survey
  • water pollution
  • hypoxia
  • Freshwater
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Developed Nations Must Reduce Emissions By Half By 2020, Says New Study

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions

A Look Back on 2012, the Year of Extreme Weather Events

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather

By the Numbers: Analyzing the U.S. National Climate Assessment

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • U.S. policy
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • U.S. policy

New National Climate Assessment Shows America on Course for Unprecedented Warming

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • U.S. policy
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • U.S. policy